The fog taunts

Australia 2013 - Melbourne to Sydney road trip Day 8 & 9 - Sydney to Blue Mountains (Katoomba) to Melbourne

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January 13th 2013
From smoke to fog, atmospheric aerosols impact greatly on our travel to and from Melbourne. We allow two days to get from Sydney to Melbourne, with the Blue Mountains our main priority; should be an easy journey. However by lunchtime in Wentworth Falls a dense fog begins to descend. We enjoy a delicious lunch at the Blue Mist Cafe, and waiting for the fog to lift we browse the bookshelves upstairs ... read more

Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Katoomba

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Aboriginal settlers arrived on the continent from Southeast Asia about 40,000 years before the first Europeans began exploration in the 17th century. No formal territorial claims were made until 1770, when Capt. James COOK took possession in the name... ... read more